CONTAINING A REBELLION: According to a highly confidential Anaheim Police Department “Incident Action Report” dated Friday, July 27, 2012, the working-class Mexican neighborhood of Leatrice/Wakefield, located about a mile away from the Disneyland and California Adventure theme parks, was considered by top brass to be a “hot zone” where officers were to use “civil unrest protocols” at all times.

Somebody has uploaded to AnonFiles.Com a PDF file of what appears to be a highly confidential 44-page “Incident Action Report” prepared by the Anaheim Police Department in advance of the anti-police brutality demonstration that took place in front of police headquarters on the afternoon of Sunday, July 29th. Although much of it consists of a contingency plan that outlines in detail how Anaheim Police, in coordination with several other law enforcement agencies, would handle the upcoming protest, it also contains information identifying multiple working-class Mexican neighborhoods in Central Anaheim as “hot zones.”

On a form entitled “Incident Objectives (ICS 202),” co-signed by Craig Hunter, Deputy Police Chief (who is named throughout this report as being an “Incident Commander”), it states that between the dates of July 27th and July 28th, all officers are to adhere to certain “Hot Zone Guidelines,” that is to say, “civil unrest protocols,” in the following areas: “CHEVY, ANNA, MIRA LOMA, DIAMOND, MELROSE, WAGNER, WALNUT, GUINIDA, DOUGLAS, WAKEFIELD.” Several maps are included. All the areas identified as “hot zones” happen to be the names of streets located in neighborhoods where high concentrations of working-class Mexicans live.

What’s significant about this report is the information it contains suggests the “civil unrest” that recently occurred was not initially confined to one or two working-class Mexican neighborhoods as had been previously reported, but that it spread to different parts of Central Anaheim, including areas quite close to the Disneyland and California Adventure theme parks. In addition, it offers compelling evidence top brass at Anaheim Police knew, despite claims to the contrary by Police Chief John Welter, that “outside agitators” had nothing to do with them; that they were fully aware they were containing a rebellion of and by working-class Mexicans, all residents.

In previous articles I have posted here on the Orange Juice Blog, I reported I uncovered quite a bit of evidence that a massive law enforcement operation took place in Anaheim on the day of the aforementioned anti-police brutality demonstration. Photos I took of a staging area that had been set up on a parking lot just north of Glover Stadium in La Palma Park suggested that Special Weapons and Tactics teams had been deployed to confront the unarmed protesters that assembled. On top of that, there were numerous horse trailers, two armored vehicles, two police buses, and a command post being run by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

To those of you out there who may dispute the authenticity of the “Incident Action Report” that has been leaked, practically everything I’ve read in it so far describes what I witnessed firsthand when I was out there. Not only does it corroborate many things I had already suspected, but it points out the different units that were deployed, giving names, titles–sometimes even the cellphone numbers–of officers assigned to them. In fact, some of the names mentioned in the report happen to be cops I recognized and dealt with in the past when I was an organizer of, or a police liaison for, demonstrations and marches that various groups put together here in Anaheim.

Some other interesting things the report mentions:

* The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deployed a unit to the staging area and was prepared to send an army of deputies into Anaheim to back up law enforcement agencies here in Orange County just in case they “exhausted” all of their resources.

* Besides “Angel 1” and “Angel 2,” nicknames Anaheim Police give to the two helicopters it uses, the Orange County Sheriff, Huntington Beach Police, and California Highway Patrol also offered or were ready to offer “air support” to monitor the demonstration.

* An undercover team (or “U/C” as it is called) composed of an Anaheim Police sergeant and five “plain clothes investigators” were assigned the task of collecting intelligence on the protesters and to “identify and isolate individuals engaged in unlawful behavior or conduct.”

In answer to your earlier question, the link to the PDF file containing the leaked Anaheim Police Department report was apparently posted in a Facebook group I’m subscribed to last Friday. I didn’t see it until today. When I saw it, I was rather surprised.

As for Ferguson’s analysis, it’s interesting. But I interpret the “Incident Objectives (ICS 202)” form completely differently than him. It indicates to me that Anaheim Police have been experiencing “problems” (i.e., “civil unrest”) in the neighborhoods they list.

We won’t despise them categorically. We will continue to despise vicious and discriminatory and unconstitutional police work and to respect good and fair and constitutional police work. It’s pretty much the same as with any profession.

One advantage of this is that we don’t feel contradictions or hypocrisy on those occasions when we feel the need to call the police.

Yes, please, keep on pretending like these are all coincidences. OOC is struggling for it’s last breath anyway, in some weird twisted liberal white privilege “Not ALL cops are bad.” I mean, it is OC, so can’t blame ya. I mean really, is there still even a “movement” left in OC? if so, then I’ll add, at one that matters on a level outside of OC? I think it’s silly to watch OC figuratively fly the Jolly Roger, and/or talk about class war, when those involved in the white washed, psuedo-authoritarian movement here don’t even have any true sort of political afflictions pertaining to the TRUE struggle of a class war, it’s as if the OC sees the phrase “Class War.” as a status booster to our super-lame attempts as a weird petite-bourgeoisie movement, where we “struggle” to drop the prefix “petite.” but forget about the phrase bourgeoisie, that also forgets that things happen outside our county line. I mean, come forward my white skinned, blue eyed brothers, lets fight for “equality.” It’s silly. Especially after Klanaheim, if you can’t admit that our system, especially the institution of the police as a whole is racist, then you’re living a white, privileged OC life.

“If you can’t admit that the system is racist, then you’re racist, no questions asked. We live in a white supremist society, and the liberals, who think government is the answer, but also deny, and work around any government racism are as much to blame as much as any white supremacist. “Not seeing color,” might seem like a nice phrase for white liberals to use to attempt to deny their individual racism, but if you “don’t see color” at large in our socio-political system, this is an attempt to ignore, and deny countless centuries of systematic racism and racial oppression.”

It is time that an open discussion be started with the Obama administration on the demilitarization of local police departments as well as the police brutality inflicted on civilian protesters. Please sign the petition at http://wh.gov/1A3U

As soon as we reach 25,000 signatures we can press the Obama administration into open dialogue about the atrocities that have been going on since the inception of Occupy. Please sign the petition today…we need all 25,00 signatures by the end of August. Thank you.

ahh no freaking way one. nobama dont give a crap about calif its in the bag for him so no need for him to do anything .. 2 its a ocupoo movement means 99% are against you because YOU GUYS are the 1% . the wacked out ocupoo movement

So the Anaheim P.D. wants to declare state of emergency for neighborhoods where they found a trash bin on fire. Meanwhile the Mexican Mafia is violently raiding the marijuana farms up in Northern Caifornia. Are the State and Feds as freaked out about that? why not?

Why would I be talking about Holder Greg? I know that you think I am Jekyl and Hyde and a bit nutty but I am not an N.R.A. freak or an Obama administration hater. I am actually far more practical than your average Obama hating Occupier.
More on topic though, why is nobody on the OC weekly or this blog talking about the Homeland Security involvement?
Why is the OC weekly allowed to share F.O.U.O. government info?

Most importantly,how do local municipalities and the Homeland Security cooperate to give the police special over-riding privileges so that normal public protest civil liberties can be ignored or violated.

I said that because Holder seems to hate the MMJ industry. (As for J&H, I just discount anything you post between 1-6 a.m., dude. We’re copacetic.)

Those are some good questions. I presume that DHS is an adjunct, called in as a matter of course rather than running the show. The DHS guy I met and spoke to briefly on July 29 — a large, dreadlocked African-American man — seemed quite affable. I think that they’ve figured out that we’re not national security risks and gone on to other matters — at least I hope so. Maybe they can focus on the Mexican Mafia attacks on our mainland, if that’s really true!

Aw, pretending like Obama cares about you, or any of this is so cute. Liberals are like the playground kids of politics, making “fortune tellers” with paper and being all innocent, when so much deeper shit is happening, but you’re too transfixed on the two party paradigm. Have fun having faith in Obama, let me knows how that works out for you.

Wait a tick? D’Marie is still around? Didn’t you already make enough money off OC to run your “fiscally conservative” campaign? I mean, I sure as fuck hope that you’re not being blatantly hypocritical and running off “transparency” as a platform.

Between 1 and 6 are the magic hours.
just remember.
“Those that wake up early, commit war, famine and genocide”
or look for other ways to capitalize of the backs of others
or slave themselves to the system that does.
All on Red and Black!

Hi guys, once again your blog provides another refreshing and incisive interpretation of the current events. I first read about this report in the OC Weekly, and what called my attention was the reaction of one of their blogger, who portrays herself as the voice of civility and reason. Her main points for me were her concerns about the taxpayer’s cost in containing the demonstrations. She was outraged that Carl’s Jr was not chosen to cater the police, If you do no mind, let me repeat my comments the comments I posted at the OC Weekly:

I do not blame them for not having the Carl’s Jr truck…what about having had the loncheras trucks from one of our neighbors , or Pollo Loco from one of Mr Shidu’s franchises? I highly value the “protect and serve” mission of our police departments. The crime-mapping e-mails I receive daily paint a troublesome picture of my surroundings in East Anaheim. The causes of the problems we are experiencing are complex. The rules of a polite society also apply to everyone one of us in the community, and to our political leaders. Inadequate policies eventually create negative responses. We are not immune to the housing and financial crisis, unemployment , health insurance and many of other current problems. The higher level of gang activity and the APD response require a serious debate, The majority of the City Council members have failed to meaningfully address the problems and solutions. The current system of electing the council is obviously a problem in today’s Anaheim. The district’s concept, endorsed even by Disneyland, is a worthwhile attempt. Ms Murray, with whom I walked in the silent march, should have supported the Major’s proposal as a act of good faith to promote reconciliation in our City.

Second post: Allow me to participate in this conversation. For more than 20 years I have been a quiet Anaheim resident, and appreciative of the services that the City provides through its departments.I do not like the increased crime rates in the city, and I do not support the gang culture. The latest fatal events triggered my outrage as a citizen, not against APD, but against our civic leaders.The so-called “barrios” are not new, and as a diverse community, adequate policies are needed to address the challenges of these neighborhoods. Although the Major displayed leadership in these events, the majority of the Council did not.

Nobody likes the violence and cost of some major demonstrations. When I participated in the silent march, I overheard a gentleman concerned about the Occupiers. I asked him why, as I think the OWS movement has raised fundamental issues regarding our current problems. He said because of the violence, and I agreed on that point. However, unfortunately some situations are inappropriately handled, and make things worst. Our taxpayers monies were used to bail out the banks, housing and automobile industries. Our taxpayer monies have been used to finance questionable wars. Maybe there is a connection between these issues and our problems with gangs, immigration, unemployment, teen pregnancy, health care and so on. Democracy is sometimes costly but worthwhile.

I hope you and the gentleman figure out that Occupy had nothing to do with the July 24 riot, the one that turned violent. That was all enraged locals, with possibly opportunistic thieves. And at the subsequent protests, Occupy has been a force AGAINST violence. If the gentleman was talking about protestors throwing plastic water bottles at cops, we caught a police-sympathizing provocateur doing that.

Occupy just seems real scary to people who watch TV, because the media loved to show the over-the-top anarchists who attached themselves to us in places like Oakland and LA. But we haven’t been responsible for anything that could be called “violent” in Anaheim.

Of course there are connections Ricardo.
Let’s see, Occupy concerns itself with societal injustices that that stem from

$ Corporate Greed. check

$ Lack of transparency in government decisions. check

$ Abuses against our civil liberties and civil rights by bought military and municipal police forces. check
This is not to say that all the protesters are innocent. some of them need to be checked also.

Ricardo, I was the one who made the comment about Carl’s Jr. My concern may have sounded frivolous, but to see government paying gourmet sushi trucks to feed a substantial crowd, when a local restaurant is headquartered across the street, with catering trucks lined up right there, speaks to inefficiency and cost overruns. I do not begrudge a hot meal and cold drinks to the men and women who came from all over So. Cal to help APD keep the peace, it was the least we could do as the host city. But I would like to see at least some thought given to budgetary reality. Gourmet sushi? Come on.

UMMM, both food trucks are Anaheim based :/ Carl’s Jr. is a corporate chain. Long gone are the days when it could be categorized as a ‘local restaurant.’

I think if you were able to see the full breakdown of policing a couple hundred protesters on a Sunday afternoon, sushi & bacon would be the least of your worries. But, hey, if that’s where the base of your critique of wasteful spending lays, pass the ketchup!

I am simply saying if this is how the City spends money we can see, how much is spent that we cannot see? I want the Police to respond to threats, do not get me wrong, but I would like to know that the response is appropriate and every effort is made to keep costs down where possible, so money can be spent on critical expenses that cannot be reduced. Sushi for hundreds cannot be cheap, could we have covered the cost of an officer or two with the difference in burgers instead? Every bit helps.

We weren’t even supposed to see this (and we don’t know anything about the cost, still)

This is a department that would have gotten a 2.2 million aircraft from the council had it not been for a delay hiccup. It eats a grand majority of the general fund. I see where you’re coming from in regards to the food trucks, but its bigger than that.

Cynthia, thank you for clarifiying your comments. My apologies if my initial reaction to your comments sounded satirical. It is not easy to keep cool heads in this type of situations. We need a serious exchange of views to find practical acceptable solutions, and avoid interpreting things in black and white. APD vs gangs/cholos is not the real issue. The question is why there is such a volatile atmosphere that riots and militarized police response occur in our city. The natural tendency is to blame the rioters/anachirts/gangmembers. The fact that the most of the protesters arrested during the most violent and destructive demonstration were Anaheim residents, raises the question of significant anger in our community.

I don’t appreciate the race-nationality baiting Duane Roberts used in describing the ICS document. I read through it and did not find one instance where the word “Mexican” was used; however Roberts mentions it at least four times in bold font in the preceding article. There is no question these communities have predominantly low-income Latino populations. There is no question there continues to be significant mistrust between many Anaheim neighborhoods and the police. What I object to is the race-bating which lessens and obscures the credibility of Roberts’ argument. Let’s talk about how to rebuild trust and cooperation, not confuse the already complex dynamics with non-factual inferences about the influence of race/national origin.

First, given that an overwhelming majority of people who live in the areas mentioned in the Anaheim Police Department’s “Incident Action Report” are of Mexican ancestry, I really don’t see how reporting that undeniable fact can be construed as being “race-nationality baiting.” Facts are facts and if they make you feel comfortable, I can’t help you.

Second, I disagree with you when you make the bold assertion that the “complex dynamics” of this situation have nothing to do with the “influence of race/national origin.” On the contrary, class and race pretty much go hand-and-glove with one another. And if you don’t think racial prejudice didn’t play a role in causing people to rebel, guess again.